Ruukki is a
former municipality of
Finland
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.
It is located in the
province
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of
Oulu
Oulu ( , ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Ostrobothnia. It is located on the northwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Oulujoki, River Oulu. The population of Oulu is approximately , while the Oulu sub-regio ...
and is part of the
Northern Ostrobothnia
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region
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. The municipality had a population of 4,505 (31 December 2006)
and covered an area of of which is water. The
population density
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was .
The municipality was unilingually
Finnish.
In 2007 municipality of Ruukki joined together with
Siikajoki
Siikajoki is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the North Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
. Neighbour municipalities are Hailuoto, Liminka, L ...
.
References
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Former municipalities of Finland
Siikajoki
Populated places disestablished in 2007
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